Members exchange blows at All India Brick Kiln owners

The All India Conference of Brick Kiln owners, held after a span of 40 years here, ended on a sour note with the members exchanging blows in protest against "undemocratic ways" of the association.
The brick kiln owners expressed reservation over the "undemocratic" way of sacking head of UP Unit of association K P Singh and appointing one Omveer Singh, a brick kiln owner in his place.
The discussion at the conference yesterday soon turned violent with the members exchanging blows and throwing chairs on rival members.
In the melee, two of the participants in the conference were injured and hospitalized.

The All India Conference of Brick Kiln owners, held after a span of 40 years, was to press against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order that necessitated brick kiln units to procure Environment Clearance Certificate (ECC) from Pollution Control Board (PCB) before commencing operations.
BJP MP from Meerut Rajendra Kumar, who was present at the conference, disclosed that Union Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar has assured the brick-kiln and tiles manufacturers to make their industry exempted from environment clearances.
On being asked about the protest and clash at the conference, Sanjay Goel, spokesman of the All India Brick Kiln owners admitted that there were differences on the issue of Uttar Pradesh leadership but claimed that it was solved "in the house itself".